Free Tunisian Crochet Patterns

This striped crochet bag almost appears woven, but it is definitely crocheted. The bag is made using afghan stitch, otherwise known as Tunisian simple stitch.

This bag has crocheted handles, which means that you do not have to purchase separate purse handles to complete it.

• Learn how to crochet the striped afghan stitch pattern.
• See a close-up photo of the stripes.
• Free pattern for the striped crochet bag
• Learn how to carry yarn up the sides of your work when crocheting stripes.

This purse combines two popular crochet techniques - Tunisian crochet and beaded crochet. To put the finishing touches on the apple, you also get to indulge in a bit of cross stitching. Tunisian crochet offers a unique surface for working cross stitch designs.

• Tunisian crochet purse pattern
• Free pattern for the beaded crochet apple motif
• Learn how to cross stitch.

These potholders are a bit fancier than the plainer ones pictured above, but they are also very easy to crochet. The body of the potholder is worked in Tunisian simple stitch, and the edging is worked in V-stitches.

These potholders were designed to match a lacy cotton dishcloth; you can crochet both projects for a coordinating set.

You can use Tunisian crochet to create color blends in the same row of stitches. This can be accomplished by working the forward pass and the return in different colors. It's easy, but the results look complex and sophisticated.

This potholder explores some possibilities for blending the primary colors - red, yellow, and blue. There are many amazing effects you can achieve using this simple concept of color blending. These potholders are fantastic introduction to the concept if it is new to you.

Want to see close-up photos of this potholder?

• See an enlarged view of the potholder front.
• See a close-up photo of the corner of the potholder.
• See a close-up of the stitches. This photo shows both blended and plain rows of Tunisian simple stitch.

These festive potholders are worked in red and white stripes of Tunisian simple stitch, and then cross stitched in green for the finishing touches. They make great gifts, and can be crocheted at any time of the year if you want to get a head start on making your holiday gifts.

This potholder is much less complicated than it looks. At first glance, you might think it would involve a mess of complex color changes, but it doesn't. The colors are all incorporated into one variegated yarn.

The zigzag / argyle pattern happened naturally as a result of the combination of yarn, pattern and stitches; I didn't have to go out of my way to create it. This phenomenon is known as "color flashing."

The variegated yarn helps to keep this project interesting. When you crochet this project, you'll find yourself constantly anticipating the next stitch, just to see what the yarn will do next.